People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1893 — Augusta Exposition Open. [ARTICLE]

Augusta Exposition Open.

Augusta, Ga., Nov. 16.—The Augusta exposition and the Georgia state fair w’ere opened formally here Tuesday. Fifty thousand people witnessed the procession of military, civic bodies and the firemen. In the building is a fine agricultural display of south ern products, the state of Georgia and South Carolina participating. In the industrial, mechanical and electrical departments nearly all the states and eight nations are represented, while among the attractions are some of the features from the Midway Plaisance al the world’s fair. President Patrich Walsh delivered the opening address.